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The undefeated Luke Barnatt (pictured) put on a show in front of his hometown crowd and he did it quick. His crisp striking was too much for his opponent, Matts Nilsson, who got finished before the first bells sound. Barnatt picked Nilsson apart with his punches and kicks until rocking him with a head kick. He...

Clauido (pictured) came out extremely aggressive. He threw out wild strikes and looked to drag the fight to the ground as soon as possible. Brad Scott did a good job of keeping the fight on the feet, where his more technical striking proved troublesome for Silva, but still managed to get taken down a few...

The welterweight fight hit the mat early and stayed there for the majority of the bout. Araujo (pictured) benefited from the ground war the most. The jiu jitsu black belt controlled the ground game, surviving a few ankle lock attempts from Mitchell and locking up a triangle of his own. The last 30 seconds of...

The first fight of the night is in the books and if you got up to grab a drink you probably missed it. The flyweights kicked off UFC Fight Night: London. Gaudinot and Harris exchanged a few punches, but it was Harris who looked for the early takedown. Harris held on to the leg for...

We have an early card today folks! Today’s UFC Fight Night 37 event is going down from London, England’s O2 Arena. The morning event airs live, exclusively on UFC Fight Pass and in typical fashion BJPENN.COM will be providing all the live results from the event. Want a more thorough breakdown of each fight? Check...

Immediately following today’s UFC Fight Night 37 event in London, BJPENN.COM and the UFC will be providing a live stream of the day’s post-fight press conference. Use the player below to catch all the action:

“I’m prepared for the best Jimi Manuwa. Whatever he throws at me on Saturday night, I’m going to have an answer for it. It’s going to be a great fight, a great fight for the fans. He’s a very dangerous guy, first of all. He’s very explosive with very good striking techniques. He’s a hard...

By Evan Stoumbelis Even after it’s ban TRT is still making headlines. Chael Sonnen said in an interview recently that he may have to give up MMA as a result of the ban on TRT because he needs it to function in his everyday life. This was in line with what Dr. Neil Goodman said...

By Evan Stoumbelis Cat Zingano hasn’t seen action inside the octagon since April when she defeated Miesha Tate at the TUF 17 finale. After that Zingano was forced to forfeit her shot against Rousey and undergo knee surgery. Now, a year, a knee surgery, and months of rehab later, “Alpha” Cat Zingano is giving fans...

Today in Unexpected News: the return of eight-man, tournament-style MMA fights has been approved by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission. Mixed martial arts was born on one nigh tournaments where a fighter would perform 3-4 times a night to secure their place among the world’s best. The rules were a little more lax than we...

“People don’t realize how hard it is not only to fight in the UFC but stay in the UFC. I’ve been in the UFC for nine years straight. I haven’t been cut or kicked to another promotion and I’m proud of that. Will I get a title shot? Yes. Will I be champion? Yes. I...

Jay Hieron, a veteran of 30 Pro MMA bouts, announced his retirement from fighting. He made the announcement on Twitter, saying “Just wanna say Thank you to my family,friends, & fans. I’m Officially Retiring from Professional Fighting today!” Hieron (23-7) has fought in a number of notable promotions, including the UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, Affliction, Ring...

The ‘People’s Champion’ and ‘Rampage’ characters may have to wait a bit longer to make their next public appearances as Tito Ortiz and Quinton Jackson prepare for a different kind of fight than they are used to: Legal Battle. The two former UFC fighters are being sued by ex-trainer Juanito Ibarra because he felt like...

UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard gave the fellas over at WhoaTV some insight on his relationship with Michael Johnson. The two former teammates face-off in tomorrow night’s co-main event from London’s, O2 Arena. We have teamed up with the great guys over at Whoa TV to bring our BJPENN.COM audience the best coverage from overseas. Follow...

See how Forrest Griffin and Conor McGregor breakdown tomorrow night’s UFC card. We have teamed up with the great guys over at Whoa TV to bring our BJPENN.COM audience the best coverage from overseas. Follow them here and here. See more of our Exclusive UFC Fight Night London coverage right HERE.

Originally scheduled to rematch Melvin Guilard tomorrow night, UFC lightweight fighter Ross Pearson, gave our boys over at WhoaTV an exclusive chat about his recovery from surgery and more. We have teamed up with the great guys over at Whoa TV to bring our BJPENN.COM audience the best coverage from overseas. Follow them here and...

Tomorrow, Jimi Manuwa can go from just another fighter in the UFC’s light heavyweight division to an immediate title-contender. Manuwa gets his shot at greatness when he faces Alexander Gustafsson Saturday at UFC Fight Night from London’s O2 Arena. While “The Mauler” is the consensus and overwhelming favorite, Manuwa and his “Poster Boy” nickname have...

A little over one-week-ago, Nate Diaz took to twitter asking the UFC and Dana White to be released from his UFC contract. It was a simple and short post, that up until today we had yet to get an answer on. During today’s media event in London, the UFC boss talked about Nate’s request: “He...

Earlier this week, Joe Rogan came out talking about big announcements for women’s MMA and Ronda Rousey. He just wouldn’t give any details. Now during today’s media event in London, the Dana White talked about the rumors that Carano would be returning to action against Ronda Rousey: “…I have literally avoided every conversation about...

The people behind the upcoming UFC video game, EA Sports, have just released the latest shot from the UFC video game. In the previous month we have seen the in-game characters of Joe Lauzon, Chuck Liddell, the Korean Zombie, Forrest Griffin, Jon Jones, GSP, Alexander Gustafsson, Rashad Evans, Frank Mir, Scott Jorgensen, Cub Swanson, and Chael Sonnen. Is the UFC’s female champ on par...

The story title really has two different subject matters in it. For that I apologize, I just didn’t see the need to make two stories about War Machine today. In an odd move, one of Bellator’s, more recognizable welterweight’s, War Machine, has been posting troubling, some would even say, nonsensical babbling, video’s to his Youtube...

Over a month ago now, former UFC light-heavyweight fighter Thiago Silva, was jailed after a very scary domestic incident between his wife, her lover, and himself. After originally being denied bond, Silva’s legal team was able to get the fighter released on house arrest and as a result he paid a $25,000 bond fee and...

If you missed our live broadcast of today’s weigh-ins event, here’s a nice recap put together by our boys over at WhoaTV. We have teamed up with the great guys over at Whoa TV to bring our BJPENN.COM audience the best coverage from overseas. Follow them here and here. See more of our Exclusive UFC...

Last week on Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show, Georges St. Pierre’s trainer Firas Zahabi sat down to talk about what he felt may happen with the former welterweight champion what he hoped would come out of his abrupt departure. When asked about Georges’ interest in fighting, or in other activities, Zahabi said, “I think the...

Johny Hendricks has always been pretty outspoken on former Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. Everything from his insistence on drug testing, to his multiple decision outcomes have come under scrutiny from “Bigg Rigg,” but in a recent conference call for UFC 171, Hendricks stacked his impressions of GSP and his UFC 171 opponent Robbie Lawler...

Steve Carl will jump into the deep end later this month when he defends his World Series of Fighting welterweight title against former UFC fighter Rousimar Palhares. The two will comprise the main event of WSOF 9 on March 29 from the Hard Rock in Nevada. The main card airs on NBC Sports Network. Carl...

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